Dog Health Questions: Dog training help PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!?

My dog is a Yorkie. It is 7 years old and has never been fully potty trained. He has been using Wee-Wee pads for most of his life and sometimes makes mistakes around the house. We have been told by the vet that it is an Alfa Dog. How can I train my dog so that it doesn't make mistakes and only pees outside? Also, when I go to take my dog for a walk he likes to stop every few feet to try to pee, even if he has run out of urine. Why is this, and how can I stop it, so that he can go for proper walks and still do his business without stopping every few feet? Please can someone help me out? If he doesn't improve he might be given away and I really don't want that to happen. Thanks for your time.

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Yorkies are very hard to potty train and at this late age you probably will only cinfuse the dog.He is marking the territory as all males do whether they run out of urine or not.I would say if he is'nt using the piddle pads anymore than you are going to have to take him out a heck of lot.Training at 7 yrs is pretty late.If he's a smart dog he may pick up on it quickly but I would'nt hold my breath

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• Potty training an older dog is not really as easy as training a younger dog so expect the training to be a little more longer. One good method is to bring the dog outside of the house minutes before he urinates, and when he does make sure that you praise him but dont bring him back at once as it will make him think that the fun part ends once he urinates.. give it a few more minutes before you take him back. You can also check out http://www.antileon-ent.com/dog/ for more tips and better training method for your alpha dog such as the 5 vital traits that establish you as the Alpha dog to start respecting your authority more than you've ever seen before!


• Scrap the pads.
  
  Set a potty schedule. Maybe every 30-60 minutes when starting out and crate your dog at night and when you are away from your home to avoid accidents.
  
  Take your dog out and each time you do take a pocketful of treats. Stay outdoors with your dog and wait, no matter how long it takes! As soon as they pee make a fuss, praise and treat.
  
  I found that when i let my Pugs mark things on walks it was like saying it is OK to mark things, so they did it at home. Oddly enough once i stopped allowing them to mark things on walks they stopped doing it at home. We have a tree just down the road, its the only tree without leaves and i call it their pee tree. I take them to the tree at the start of the walk and the end of the walk. I reward them for peeing on that tree. They are both un-neutered males and dont scent a damn thing anymore. Both of them walk to heel close by my sides so its easy to keep an eye on them, if they were walking out ahead of me and all over the place it would be harder to stop them scent marking lamp posts etc.


• Please, don't give up on the dog! If the ONLY little problem is as simple as housebreaking, you are very fortunate! Any dog that pees and poops indoors on floors and or furniture is not housebroke at all, just so you understand. You will need to potty train him as if he's a puppy- staying outdoors with him until he goes, praise as he goes and immediately after. He can still learn. As for the need he feels to mark everything on walks, give a gentle but firm tug and say no. YOU DECIDE as leader where he gets to pee and when.